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Adam S asked in Entertainment & MusicMusicRock and Pop · 9 years ago

Best little known rock or blues songs that everyone should hear?

Just for fun and because I'm stoned. I have two:

Elton John & Eric Clapton, Runaway Train from Elton's The One. A straight up attempted pop hit marred by one of the most obnoxious drum synthesizers ever. Underneath it, though, Clapton chops some of his most searing and hard-hitting blues riffs ever and Elton does surprisingly well on Hammond organ.

Jimi Hendrix, The National Anthem (multi-guitar overdub studio version) from the Rainbow Bridge bootleg. Hendrix plays 5 or 6 different guitars. With headphones on, the backround riffs are absolutely amazing. The barely audible finger-noodling at the end might be the best guitar work you'll ever hear.

Let's hear yours.

Update:

And two YouTube videos:

Robert Plant & the Honeydrippers, Santa Claus is Back in Town, on SNL, 1985. Listen with headphones or it won't sound nearly as good as it should. This is a very rare track since NBC is so protective of the use of clips from its shows. Brian Setzer plays guitar and Paul Schaeffer plays piano. It's so good mostly because the band is obviously having such a great time doing it. Too bad this recording is audio only.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O06R4P7oBGY

Buddy Guy, Feels Like Rain, Bern Switzerland, 2000. Buddy, as usual, rambles through the song but the keyboard solo in this clip is fantastic. The recording starts about 45 seconds into the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O06R4P7oBGY

Update 2:

Sorry, wrong link for Feels Like Rain. Told you I was stoned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEosMv_2BeU

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